Entries by CAPRA

CAPRA Feed back to the City of Red Deer Operating Budget

For the second year, CAPRA has provided feedback to the City of Red Deer’s Operating Budget. This is an opportunity to share insights on the impact of the budget for those living with a low income in Red Deer.  Thanks to the Policy Committee for ensuring these voices are heard. Click on the link for […]

Community members attend US & THEM Documentary Film Screening

Thursday, November 3rd several community members showed up to the Welikoklad Centre for the privilege of viewing the documentary film, Us & Them.  The film was nothing short of powerful and moving.  It followed the experiences of four people living in poverty, without a warm and secure place to live over a period of 10 […]

Make Tax Time Pay

If you dread, or even avoid, filing your taxes each year, you might be missing out on money and benefits that could be of great help to you. The CAPRA Financial Literacy Committee has compiled a poster with information on why filing your taxes is a good idea, as well as a list of where […]

Family Literacy Night at Aspen Heights School

On February 2nd, 2017, Aspen Heights School in Red Deer hosted a Family Literacy Night. CAPRA was there, with support from the Books on the Bus project and Lifelong Learning Council of Red Deer, to provide books and family literacy resources for each Aspen Heights student who attended.   The whole evening was focused on  exploring and […]

Poverty Mythbusters – City of New Westminster

The City of New Westminster, B.C. has been on the leading edge in Canada of municipally-driven poverty reduction efforts. The Mayor, Jonathan Cote, is a champion for poverty reduction, and was a keynote speaker at last year’s poverty summit, , called Cities Reducing Poverty: When Mayors Lead. He said many important things on the subject […]

CAPRA Gives Input on 2017 City Budget

In December of 2016, CAPRA was grateful to be invited to give input to the City of Red Deer’s 2017 budget. We reflected on the overall budget and provided to the City Manager and Council some thoughts. Here is the full content of the letter: Dear Mr. Curtis, Thank you for the opportunity afforded to the […]

Collaboration – Voted 2016’s Most Significant Change

At the 2016 year-end reflection breakfast, CAPRA members participated in an evaluation exercise called Most Significant Change. This is a unique type of evaluation, done by gathering stories, examining them for markers of significant change, and deciding as a group which stories represent the most meaningful change within the identified time period. This was a […]

BOTB at the Good Ol’ Hockey Game

On Saturday, December 3rd, all the fans at the Red Deer Rebels home game had the opportunity to donate books to a great cause, Books on the Bus (BOTB), a grassroots literacy program that brings reading materials to transit riders in the City of Red Deer. This program, delivered in partnership with City of Red Deer […]

Poor Health Contributes to Poverty

There is ample evidence showing a direct link between socio-economic standing and health status. One in seven children in Canada are born into poverty, and may experience at-birth health issues such as low birth weight, asthma, type 2 diabetes, and malnutrition. Children who grow up in poverty are more likely to experience physical disabilities, chronic health […]